Comparison

Shaggle vs Payback

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Shaggle

Features
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Using Shaggle you have all your subscriptions clearly organized in one place, personal subscriptions as well as split/family subscriptions. Functions at a glance: - Manage (split) subscriptions, keep an eye on payments & contributions - Templates for many popular services to easily add your subscriptions - User-defined colors and logos (or use the ones provided by template) - Interactive price histories and management of price history (and reference prices for split subscriptions) - Quick overview of total expenditure, savings & contributions - Lovely charts for a better overview of spend by subscription or category - Home screen widgets for some metrics - 58 supported currencies - daily exchange rates - Light and dark mode, beautiful Liquid Glass design - Calendar view for due or past subscription payments [Pro] - Push notifications for payment dates & contributions due [Pro] - Custom push notifications (with templates for cancellation reminder and renewal reminder) [Pro] - Manage subscriptions in foreign currencies [Pro] - Custom categories [Pro] - iCloud synchronization for cross-device use [Pro] Note: To manage more than 3 subscriptions and/or 4 people, Shaggle Pro is required (one-time purchase or annual subscription). Data protection comes first. No registration. No advertising. No sharing of your data. Everything stays local on your device or secure in your iCloud. Terms of use: https://fr31b3u73r.de/shaggle/terms_of_use/ Privacy policy: https://fr31b3u73r.de/shaggle/data_protection/

About

Payback

Easily track money lent, borrowed, and shared expenses. This app offers a private, local-first solution for managing personal finances and informal lending without requiring an account or bank connection. It simplifies splitting bills, tracking recurring payments, and managing debts between individuals.

Highlights
  • Track lending and borrowing
  • Split expenses equally or by exact amounts
  • Manage personal and split spending
  • Track bills and recurring payments
  • Set custom reminders
  • Local-first data storage
  • Optional encrypted iCloud backup
Features
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The all-in-one money tracker for everyday life. Lend. Borrow. Split. Spend. Track everything from one fast, private, local-first app. Three simple actions cover it all: - I gave — money you lent - I got — money you received - I spent — personal or split expenses No required account. No mandatory cloud. No bank connection. Your data lives on your device. WHY PAYBACK - Built for real life, not bookkeeping - Local-first by default — works fully offline - Optional encrypted iCloud backup with retention controls - Sign in with Apple is supported but never required - Nine languages, light/dark/system themes TRACK MONEY BETWEEN PEOPLE - Add anyone manually or from your contacts - Photos, phone numbers, notes, and optional category labels - See exactly who owes you and whom you owe - Partial and full settlements with running balances - Reopen settled split shares when something changes - Share a clean person summary or full history straight to WhatsApp SPLIT EXPENSES THE EASY WAY - Equal, exact, or percentage splits - Pick participants per expense - Include yourself or not - Each share auto-creates a receivable so nothing is forgotten EXPENSES, CATEGORIES & RECURRING - Personal and split spend in one dedicated browser - Seeded categories and subcategories — fully editable - Recurring rules for your everyday personal spend - Category filters, people filters, and date windows - Stable amount sorting (high to low or low to high) BILLS & SUBSCRIPTIONS - Track recurring bills separately from spend - Due-today, overdue, and upcoming previews on Home - Per-occurrence amount overrides - Optional bill reminders that respect your notification settings RECURRING MONEY ENTRIES - Repeating "I gave" and "I got" rules - Daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly cadence - Inline review of missed past occurrences before any backfill REMINDERS THAT WORK - Set reminders on entries, split shares, or bills - One-time or recurring cadence - Pause, resume, edit anytime - Honors a single global notifications switch LOCAL-FIRST AND PRIVATE - SQLite source of truth on your device - Encrypted local backup export and import - Optional encrypted iCloud backup with content-hash dedupe and protected recent backups - Clear all data anytime from Me > Data Tools POWERFUL HISTORY - Detail paging from any list — page through items without losing your place - Stable date and amount sorting with cursor pagination - Append-only activity log of every important change - Filter by date, direction, or recurring rule - What's New center keeps a record of every release START SMALL, SCALE UP Feature toggles let you switch on only what you want — expense categories, recurring entries, recurring expenses, bills, person categories — and add the rest later. NINE LANGUAGES English, Hindi, Portuguese, Indonesian, German, Arabic, Thai, French, Spanish. WHO IT'S FOR - Anyone tracking informal lending with friends, family, or coworkers - People splitting rent, trips, dinners, or groceries - Anyone who wants spending and bills without a heavy finance app - Privacy-conscious users tired of yet another login Payback respects your time, your privacy, and your wallet. Most people stop tracking on paper after the first week. Subscription Terms: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://nivesh.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3361579e429b80118338e170f8b3225b Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shaggle4 screens
Payback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Payback at 15.1 against Shaggle's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shaggle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Payback sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shaggle ships an update every 11 days, Payback every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shaggle versus Payback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShagglePayback
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander HausNivesh Kumar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shaggle

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shaggle Pro (lifetime)$7.99
3 purchases

Payback

Subscriptions2
  • Payback Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Payback Pro Yearly$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Shaggle free?
Shaggle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Payback free?
Payback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shaggle or Payback have ads?
Neither Shaggle nor Payback shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shaggle or Payback?
Shaggle ships an update every 11 days, and Payback every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shaggle was updated on October 28, 2026 and Payback on October 17, 2026.

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